KRFC Lip Chicken

Interview with the Loveland Poet Laureate Program

The current and former poet laureates of Loveland, Colorado, visit the KRFC studios in Fort Collins (their neighbors to the north) for an intimate conversation about how they succeed in bringing poetry to their communities. Beth Lechleitner, the current poet laureate, along with Lynn Kincanon and Loveland's first laureate Veronica Patterson -- with the help from the Loveland Poet Laureate Program -- sharae how they are able to make their poetry community special.

Interview with Crisosto Apache, Colorado Poet Laureate

Crisosto Apache has been appointed the newest Poet Laureate for Colorado, becoming the first indigenous poet to be selected for that position. Co-Hosts Booger and Christine have an insightful conversation about Crisosto's background and the future of poetry in Colorado. A writer, poet, and educator, Crisosto shares about various works including GENESIS (Redacted) (Lost Alphabet, 2018), Ghostword (Gnashing Teeth Publishing, 2022), and is(ness) (Gnashing Teeth Publishing, 2025).

Poetry In The Round

For April and National Poetry Month, the co-hosts of Lip Chicken each brought a fellow poet into the KRFC studio for a poetry heavy episode. Thomas & Marcus If, Booger & Anna Bonjour, Christine & Melissa Mitchell, all went around 3 times in a circle laughing, sharing their poems, and having fun as a group of poets.

Interview with cowboy poet George N Wallace

Author of three books of poetry and essays about agriculture life in Northern Colorado, George Wallace came down from the ranch to share his poetry and stories with co-host Thomas Ivory Jr in the KRFC studios Fort Collins. George's unique use of cowboy language in poetry and song kept the conversation lively like being out on the open range. His poetry aims to bridge the gap between rural and urban folk by celebrating the outdoor work of raising food and fiber for all people. Most of George's poems are memorized and that gives him that fun cowboy style of delivering each poem as if for the first time, just for you!

Interview with Dan Beachy-Quick

Host Christine Hogg sits down with Dan Beachy-Quick, award-winning author and professor, to talk about his background, the field of translation, and his recent works including Wind-Mountain-Oak: The Poems of Sappho (Tupelo Press, 2023) and Elements & Offerings (LSU Press, 2026).